17 h. ago Live updates as protesters and counter protesters gather outside Manchester hotel

Greater Manchester Police say officers are working to 'minimise disruption' for people in the area

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17 h. ago Live updates as protesters and counter protesters exchange chants outside Manchester hotel

Crowds are chanting at each other and exchanging insults

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17 h. ago Live updates as police forced to step in as protesters clash outside Manchester hotel

Police have held traffic and pushed demonstrators back as chants and abuse are exchanged

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67 h. ago Mother of Minneapolis shooter hires lawyer that represented George Floyd protesters as mystery deepens over her absence: Live Updates

LIVE UPDATES: Mary Grace Westman has retained a high-profile lawyer who represented George Floyd protesters after her child opened fire on Annunciation Catholic Church.

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5 d. ago UN warns Israel that its probe into IDF attack on Gaza hospital must yield actual results – Middle East crisis live

UN official says investigations have been announced before but ‘we haven’t seen results or accountability measures yet’The UN says that Israel must not only investigate alleged unlawful killings in Gaza like the hospital strike that killed 20 people, including journalists, the previous day, but also ensure those probes yield results.“There needs to be justice,” United Nations rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP in Geneva, adding that the large number of media workers killed in the Gaza war “raises many, many questions about the targeting of journalists”.The Israeli authorities have, in the past, announced investigations in such killings.It’s of course the responsibility of Israel, as the occupying power, to investigate - but these investigations need to yield results. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netanyahu criticises protests in Israel against his handling of Gaza war

Israeli PM suggests demonstrators are toughening Hamas’s stance and delaying the release of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has criticised massive street protests against his handling of the Gaza war, and failure to secure the release of remaining Israeli hostages, suggesting demonstrators were giving comfort to Hamas’s position in negotiations.The Israeli prime minister made his comments against the backdrop of the largest protests in almost two years of war, with estimates that upwards of 400,000 people joined marches across Israel on Sunday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US judge hears if Trump team broke law during LA Ice protests

Federal judge began hearing evidence and arguments on deployment of national guard and marines to curb protestsUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge in San Francisco on Monday began hearing evidence and arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed national guard soldiers and US marines to Los Angeles after protests over immigration raids this summer.The Trump administration federalized California national guard members and sent them to the second-largest US city over the objections of the California governor, Gavin Newsom, and city leaders, after protests erupted on 7 June when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers arrested people at multiple locations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Palestine Action is a ‘violent organisation’, Downing Street says after mass arrests over the weekend – UK politics live

Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, says justice minister as government defends decision to proscribe protest groupRichard Adams is the Guardian’s education editorStudents in England are expected to receive A-level grades that are closer to normal for the first time since the Covid pandemic triggered school closures and exam cancellations.If the student, for instance, needed three As [and] gets AAB, as long as the B is not in something that’s absolutely crucial for the course, I think there’s a very strong possibility the student would find they’d be getting a place. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says – UK politics live

Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekendIn other news, a hostile environment era deportation policy is being expanded by Labour as the government continues to try to limit the threat from Reform by talking and acting toughly on migration.Foreign criminals from 15 more countries, including India, Bulgaria and Australia, face deportation before they have a chance to appeal against the decision to remove them, in a widening of the government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme.Richard Dannatt wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022.The activists caused extensive damage to the factory which is run by Teledyne, a US multinational that sells technology for military, aerospace and other applications. Lord Dannatt has been a paid adviser to the company since 2022. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UN warns Gaza faces ‘starvation, pure and simple’ as child deaths mount – latest updates

Humanitarian office says 37 children have died from acute malnutrition since July, as overall toll nears 100See all our Middle East crisis coverageIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to hold a press conference with international media in Jerusalem at 4:30pm local time (13:30 GMT; 14:30 BST).He will likely be asked about the security cabinet’s controversial decision on Friday to expand its assault on Gaza and take control of Gaza City.Following the alerts activated in the Gaza Envelope, it is likely that two launches from the Gaza Strip crossed into the country’s territory, interception attempts were made, and their results are under review. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netanyahu claims his Gaza City takeover plan is fastest way to end war – latest updates

Israeli PM’s plan to escalate war has drawn international condemnationSee all our Middle East crisis coverageIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to hold a press conference with international media in Jerusalem at 4:30pm local time (13:30 GMT; 14:30 BST).He will likely be asked about the security cabinet’s controversial decision on Friday to expand its assault on Gaza and take control of Gaza City.Following the alerts activated in the Gaza Envelope, it is likely that two launches from the Gaza Strip crossed into the country’s territory, interception attempts were made, and their results are under review. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netanyahu to give press conference after announcement of Israeli plan to escalate war on Gaza – latest updates

PM has ignored military advice and warnings that move could endanger hostages and will lead to further destruction and suffering for PalestiniansSee all our Middle East crisis coverageIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to hold a press conference with international media in Jerusalem at 4:30pm local time (13:30 GMT; 14:30 GMT; 15:30 BST).He will likely be asked about the security cabinet’s controversial decision on Friday to expand its assault on Gaza and take control of Gaza City.Following the alerts activated in the Gaza Envelope, it is likely that two launches from the Gaza Strip crossed into the country’s territory, interception attempts were made, and their results are under review. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 450 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Separately, thousands took part in Palestine Solidarity march through London to protest against humanitarian crisis in Gaza

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 350 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest 200 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest 150 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 50 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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3 w. ago Arrests begin in London at largest protest over Palestine Action since group’s ban

Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protestsMiddle East crisis – live updatesArrests have begun in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arrests begin in London at largest Palestine Action protest since group’s ban

Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protestsMiddle East crisis – live updatesArrests have begun at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action in central London since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said it had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Downing Street urges people not to take part in protest in support of Palestine Action

London demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries to protest proscription of group under terrorism lawsUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has urged people not to take part in a protest in support of the banned group Palestine Action as police warned they would arrest anyone breaking terrorism laws.Palestine Action has been banned under terrorism laws, and this weekend a large event protesting against its proscription has been organised by the group Defend Our Juries. Continue reading...

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